• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted the first open market operation (OMO) in state development loans (SDLs) buying Rs 10,000 crore of securities under the scheme. • In India, Central Government issues both, treasury bills and bonds or…
• From the Labour and Employment Ministry base year will be revised to 2016 from 2001. • This giving more weight to non-food items (spending on housing, education and health) in inflation index calculation. Key highlights: • To spending on…
• World Osteoporosis Day 2020 was observed on 20 October. About: • Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease of progressive bone loss and skeletal deterioration in which bones become fragile and more likely to break, or fracture. • The…
• Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the DME fired “Aditi UrjaSanch” unit along with the DME-LPG blended fuel cylinders and handed them over for common public and CSIR-NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) canteen…
• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched “CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs” portal called CuRED. Portal will provide the details about drugs repurposed by CSIR. Background: • The CSIR has been exploring multiple combination clinical trials of antivirals with…
• The Anemia Mukt Bharat, an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF, has been launched to reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India. • Haryana State has the best Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index…
• The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. • Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have identified a set of salivary glands deep in the upper part of the…
• US, Brazil and Colombia at World Trade Organisation (WTO) suggested binding commitments on members for early implementation of provisions under TFA. • India opposed this binding commitment at the time of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, India has already…
• The Union Cabinet approved adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Raj Act and said the process for local body polls in the union territory will start soon. • Earlier, Ministry of Home Affairs amended Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati…
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed concern over the restrictions on foreign funding for the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in India and the arrest of activists in the country. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act (FCRA), 2020 allows:…
• India recorded the highest annual average PM 2.5 concentration exposure in the world last year, according to the State of Global Air 2020 (SOGA 2020) report. • It was released by US-based Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health…
• Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurated Indian Oil’s compact reformer plant and launched the trial run of Delhi’s buses on Hydrogen-blended CNG (HCNG). HCNG is a hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (CNG). In Delhi, instead of physically blending…
